The free Split PDF tool breaks one PDF into smaller files. You can pull out a single page, extract a range such as pages 5 to 12, or split a document into individual one-page files. The pieces are delivered together in a ZIP so you can download them all at once.
Like merging, splitting keeps your content untouched: the pages you extract are copied exactly as they are, with text still selectable and images at full resolution.
How to Split a PDF
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Upload your PDF. Select the file or drag it onto the upload area.
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Choose how to split. Pick a page range to extract, or choose to split every page into its own file.
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Split. The tool creates the separate files based on your choice.
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Download the ZIP. Your split files are packaged together for a single download.
Ways to Split a PDF
There is more than one reason to split a document. You might need just one section of a long report, so you extract that page range. You might want every page as a separate file for individual handling, so you split into single pages. Because the tool copies pages rather than rebuilding them, each output file is a faithful copy of the original pages, not a re-rendered version.
Is My File Safe?
Your files are handled securely. Uploaded PDFs are deleted from our servers immediately after processing, whether it succeeds or fails. The result is stored under a random, unguessable name and stays available to download for up to two hours, then it is automatically and permanently deleted. All uploads and downloads use a secure HTTPS connection.
When to Split a PDF
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Extracting a section. Pull one chapter or a range of pages out of a long document.
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Separating a scan. Break a single scanned file back into individual pages.
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Sharing selectively. Send only the relevant pages instead of the whole file.
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Splitting for upload limits. Break a large document into smaller files that fit a size cap elsewhere.
Related PDF Tools
Need the reverse? Merge PDF combines files into one. You can also extract specific pages, remove pages, or rotate pages.
